Post-it, post-haste

The Post-it dress is done! I love it!

Front:

Side

Back, showing the drape

It’s so hard to capture the colour of this fabric, but it really is Post-it note colour! It was absolutely filthy to sew because the fabric writhed, wriggled, slithered and morphed to an incredible degree. In the end I had to tack the interlining to the brocade just to cut it out, then overlock the two together, and then tack the whole dress together to sew – pins just weren’t doing the job.


And that pattern again, Simplicity 6218

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16 Responses to “Post-it, post-haste”


  1. 1 lsaspacey May 2, 2010 at 11:41 am

    VA VA VOOM! That looks incredible and you did a great job fitting it to your enviable figure. You have to go out to a fancy dinner with your boy now to show it off. Congrats!

  2. 2 soph May 2, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    you did a beautiful job, so it was worth all that wrestling with the fabric. what a shame you missed the deadline, i’d have voted for you!

  3. 3 Miranda Whittle May 2, 2010 at 6:31 pm

    Great dress! I love the backline.

  4. 4 Sewanista May 2, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    I love love love your dress, you’ve done a fantastic job. It’s a very sophisticated take on Japanese styling, was that your intention? Not just the colour and pattern on the brocade, but it’s like a traditional Japanese approach to va va voom – the lower the kimono is at the back of the neck, the more racy it is. Very clever.

  5. 5 Cinquefoille May 2, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    Hi! That’s one fantastic dress and it really suits you. And you did such a great job sewing that fabric as well. Too bad about the business with the deadline, though. But at least you got one terrific dress out of it anyway. :)

  6. 6 Debi May 2, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    WOW! It’s FANTASTIC!!! wonderful job–it looks fab on you!!

  7. 7 Karin (the Mrs.) May 2, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    Oh wow. That’s a gorgeous, gorgeous dress. I love that drapey neck, beautiful!

  8. 8 Toria May 2, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    What an absolutely beautiful dress! Such a shame you missed the deadline but at least you got a fantabulous dress out of it and you look absolutely stunning in it!

  9. 9 Lily May 2, 2010 at 11:57 pm

    Goodness me!! What a spectacular dress! I’m totally in love! Your bum looks particularly tremendous in that dress!

  10. 10 Lisa Lassie Sullivan May 3, 2010 at 12:20 am

    That is just the most spectacular dress I have seen in a long time. I love it.

  11. 11 Katherine M. May 3, 2010 at 1:33 am

    Wow! Absolutely gorgeous dress and the fit is amazing! Thank you for sharing – very inspiring!

  12. 13 Susannah May 3, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    Wow! I too missed the PR deadline (in my case by a country mile) but I have a lot less excuse than you — this is a very sophisticated dress in a difficult fabric. I love the buttery yellow color and the back drape — this dress just begs to be worn with diamond drop earrings, a martini glass and a blase, worldly expression.

  13. 14 Nancy May 4, 2010 at 3:18 am

    Despite all your troubles this came out looking great. I wish I could pull off a yellow dress, but my pasty whiteness makes me look like I have jaundice any time I get anything yellow near my face.

  14. 15 Tasia May 4, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Absolutely gorgeous! The fit is divine and looks wonderful on you. There will be another contest, sorry though to hear you missed the deadline as your creation is lovely.


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